Veles vs Nizhny Novgorod

Veles Moscow staged a stunning late turnaround, beating league leaders Pari NN 3-2 at home in a Round 7 FNL thriller. The decisive moment came deep into stoppage time, when a penalty settled a match that looked destined to end level. Sarveli put the visitors ahead in the 20th minute, but Giraev leveled things for the hosts just after the break, in the 52nd minute. Grulyov restored Pari NN's lead six minutes later, only for Volkov to pull Veles level again on 68 minutes. With the game seemingly headed for a share of the points, Koloskov stepped up and converted a stoppage-time penalty to complete the comeback. Veles also picked up two late yellow cards, shown to Galkin and Bezchasnyuk. The result snaps Pari NN's perfect start to the season and gives Veles a big psychological boost in the promotion race. For Pari NN, it's a first setback after steamrolling through the opening rounds unbeaten.